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== '''Candidates''' == | == '''Candidates''' == | ||
There are currently | There are currently three candidates eligible to go forward onto the first ballot; | ||
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!Candidate | !Candidate | ||
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!Office(s) | !Office(s) | ||
! | !Nominations | ||
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|Lucy Hobbs AM | |Lucy Hobbs AM | ||
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Minister for Work and Pensions | Minister for Work and Pensions | ||
| | |17 nominations | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Jim Balfour]] AM | |[[Jim Balfour]] AM | ||
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|Former Junior-Minister for Housing | |Former Junior-Minister for Housing | ||
Home Minister | Home Minister | ||
| | |12 nominations | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Bernard Canterbury]] | |Amy Raab AM | ||
|Don Halloway AM | |||
|27 August, 3019 | |||
|Former Deputy Leader of the Green Party | |||
Minister for Transport | |||
|5 nominations | |||
|} | |||
Β | |||
=== '''Withdrawn Candidates''' === | |||
There has been 1 candidate who has withdrawn their name following the conclusion of nominations; | |||
{| class="article-table" | |||
!Candidate | |||
!Seconder | |||
!Announced | |||
!Withdrew | |||
!Office(s) | |||
!Nominations | |||
|- | |||
|[[Bernard Canterbury]] | |||
|Gerald Stevenson AM | |Gerald Stevenson AM | ||
|27 August, 3019 | |27 August, 3019 | ||
|29 August, 3019 | |||
|Former Leader of Wiltshire First | |Former Leader of Wiltshire First | ||
Leader of the [[Wiltshire Provincial Assembly]] | |||
Former Minister for Trade and International Development | Former Minister for Trade and International Development | ||
|28 nominations | |||
|} | |||
=== '''Candidates Eliminated''' === | |||
There has been 1 candidate who has not received sufficient support to continue further into the election; | |||
|- | {| class="article-table" | ||
!Candidate | |||
!Seconder | |||
!Announced | |||
!Eliminated | |||
!Office(s) | |||
!Support at Elimination | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Rodrick Sword AM | |Rodrick Sword AM | ||
| | |Holly Pauro AM | ||
|27 August, 3019 | |27 August, 3019 | ||
|29 August, 3019 | |||
|Former Green Party Spokesperson for Defence (April-November 3018) | |Former Green Party Spokesperson for Defence (April-November 3018) | ||
| | |3 nominations (5 needed) | ||
|} | |||
Β | |||
== Results == | |||
There has not been any ballots as of yet. The first ballot will be held at 12.00 PM on August 30, 3019. | |||
{| class="article-table" | |||
!Candidate | |||
!Nominations | |||
!First Ballot | |||
|- | |||
|Lucy Hobbs | |||
|17 | |||
|TBD | |||
|- | |||
|[[Jim Balfour]] | |||
|12 | |||
|TBD | |||
|- | |||
|Amy Raab | |||
|5 | |||
|TBD | |||
|- | |||
|[[Bernard Canterbury]] | |||
|28 | |||
|''Withdrawn'' | |||
|- | |||
|Rodrick Sword | |||
|3 | |||
|''Eliminated'' | |||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 29 August 2019
The August 3019 National Party Leadership Election was triggered following the resignation of Fillmore Grey as Leader of the National Party and Director of Wiltshire after his defeat in the Wiltshire Independence Referendum on August 26, 3019. Nominations are set to open on the August 28 and close on August 29. The first ballot will be held on August 30, with subsequent ballots being held on August 31 if no candidate received a majority on the first ballot on August 30.
This election came as quite the shock to many and is expected to take place extremely quickly, due to the National Party needing a leader for the upcoming September 3019 Wiltshire Legislative Elections. Grey's popularity was high and so it came as a surprise when he resigned and left a power vacuum within the party. It is still unclear whether this series of events has hurt the National Party's standing in the polls.
Procedures
Following a formal notification presented by the Party Leader to the National Party Executive Committee, the Chair of the National Party (currently Mr. Zach Rees AM) sends a notification to the Leader of the Assembly (currently Mr. Bernard Canterbury) that at least one ballot will need to be held for the leadership to select a successor. A candidate for the leadership requires a majority of National Party AMs (36) to be elected. If no candidate receives the majority in the first ballot, a second ballot will be held with a new passing threshold of 15% support. If no candidate still doesn't receive the majority then a third ballot will be held with a passing threshold of 30%, then 45%. This means that there should only ever be a maximum of 5 rounds. If there is only one candidate by the conclusion of nominations, the single candidate is elected leader unanimously.
The election for leader and the election for deputy leader are not the same and are not held simultaneously. In the event the incumbent Deputy Leader, Lucy Hobbs, wins the election for leader or resigns then there will be a separate election for her successor.
Candidates
There are currently three candidates eligible to go forward onto the first ballot;
Candidate | Seconder | Announced | Office(s) | Nominations |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lucy Hobbs AM | Ray Banes AM | 26 August, 3019 | Deputy Director of Wiltshire
Deputy Leader of the National Party Minister for Work and Pensions |
17 nominations |
Jim Balfour AM | Michele Yarner AM | 26 August, 3019 | Former Junior-Minister for Housing
Home Minister |
12 nominations |
Amy Raab AM | Don Halloway AM | 27 August, 3019 | Former Deputy Leader of the Green Party
Minister for Transport |
5 nominations |
Withdrawn Candidates
There has been 1 candidate who has withdrawn their name following the conclusion of nominations;
Candidate | Seconder | Announced | Withdrew | Office(s) | Nominations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernard Canterbury | Gerald Stevenson AM | 27 August, 3019 | 29 August, 3019 | Former Leader of Wiltshire First
Leader of the Wiltshire Provincial Assembly Former Minister for Trade and International Development |
28 nominations |
Candidates Eliminated
There has been 1 candidate who has not received sufficient support to continue further into the election;
Candidate | Seconder | Announced | Eliminated | Office(s) | Support at Elimination |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rodrick Sword AM | Holly Pauro AM | 27 August, 3019 | 29 August, 3019 | Former Green Party Spokesperson for Defence (April-November 3018) | 3 nominations (5 needed) |
Results
There has not been any ballots as of yet. The first ballot will be held at 12.00 PM on August 30, 3019.
Candidate | Nominations | First Ballot |
---|---|---|
Lucy Hobbs | 17 | TBD |
Jim Balfour | 12 | TBD |
Amy Raab | 5 | TBD |
Bernard Canterbury | 28 | Withdrawn |
Rodrick Sword | 3 | Eliminated |